it's supposed to be anti cavity not pro cavity
(apparently this is intentional, it strips the OH- group and replaces it with flouride)
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in reply to @NireBryce's post:
apparently it strips the OH- group from the enamel so it can be replaced with flouride.
it... seems like it would be better to leave the original bit there instead of trying to replace it all with flouride. idk. aaaaa
nah thats how flouride works but usually it requires your saliva doing the work. it makes them harder than they otherwise would be with the OH- group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GefwcsrChHk goes into the detail of the miracle of flouridated water. just not the phosphoric acid mouth wash bit
(the secret is spit and bacteria also dissolve your teeth and spit and fluoridated water restore it)
WASH your teeth with aqua-FLUSH!
you don't even NEED a BRUSH!
all you do is POUR IT ON
PRESTO! now your teeth are gone
-- important poem which we learned from our father